Can HIV Be Prevented?

To reduce the risk of getting HIV, people who are sexually active should:

use a condom every time they have sex
(including vaginal, oral, or anal sex)

get tested for HIV and make sure all partners do too

reduce their number of sexual partners

get tested and treated for STDs
(sexually transmitted diseases); having an STD increases the risk of HIV infection

consider taking a medicine every day (called PrEP
or pre-exposure prophylaxis) if they are at very high
risk of getting infected (for example, if they are in a sexual relationship with someone
with HIV)